Alanoud Alfehaidi

Alanoud Alfehaidi graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in human nutrition from Qatar University in 2009 before joining Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in October 2010. Ms. Alfehaidi is head dietitian at Rumaila, Enaya Specialized Care Centre  (ESCC) 1 & 2, RCC1 and DAAM Specialized Care Centre at HMC. She is an active member of several committees, which focus on patient care, safety and management. She also uses a patient-centered and holistic approach to nutritional disease management, and applies cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing techniques with distressed, resistant and hostile patients during clinical reasoning.

She is an official preceptor for students from Qatar University affiliated to the Department of Health Sciences - Human Nutrition Program. She has undertaken The Student Supervisory Skills Course to provide training to students and to facilitate the transition of newly qualified dietitians to autonomous qualified practitioners. Ms. Alfehaidi completed quality courses like HHQI’S intermediate quality improvement course (IQIC) 2021, the Clinical Care Improvement Training Program (CCITP) Cycle 12 – 2017, and a course focused on the fundamentals of quality improvement.

Ms. Alfehaidi has completed international courses such as the Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the Certificate in Lifestyle Medicine and Certificate in Clinical Nutrition from Weill Cornell Medicine–Qatar, and a Certificate Health & Wellness Empowerment and Leadership in Healthcare, from College of the North Atlantic-Qatar.

Ms. Alfehaidi possesses extensive experience and skills in teaching, and she has regularly been involved in developing and teaching nutrition essentials modules to doctors, nurses, health care assistants and other allied health professionals. The aim of this program is to enhance their knowledge and understanding on current dietary trends and practices and to enable them to provide up-to-date quality care to their patients. Ms. Alfehaidi has been actively involved in leading many quality and clinical research initiatives and long-term geriatric projects. She was an invited speaker at many international conferences and webinars. Ms. Alfehaidi has also developed patient care protocols on medical nutrition therapy and clinical practice guideline and protocols.